CASUALTIES.
——♦ — : — » (PRESS ASSOCIATION' TELEGRAMS.) DANNEVIRKE, January 6. The inquest on the man found at the Dannevirke railway station on Saturday disclosed his identity as i Samuel Alfred Rossita, a well-known resident of Tamaki. He was left by a relative, to sleep, after having had a severe fall whilst drunk, and he died during the night from hemorrhage of the brain. A verdict was returned to this effect. "WELLINGTON. January 6. Corporal L. R. Best, aged 38, a returned soldier, was found at the foot of the fire ©scape of the Columbia Private Hotel with his skull smashed. He only returned on December 20th. He approached a police sergeant, saying that he had no money and nowhere to sleep. He was perfectly sober. The sergeant took him to' the police station to have a rest-, and 6aw no more of him. It is supposed that he fell from the escape while trying to enter the hotel.
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Press, Volume LV, Issue 16414, 7 January 1919, Page 5
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155CASUALTIES. Press, Volume LV, Issue 16414, 7 January 1919, Page 5
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